Turdoides hypoleuca
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In 3 days <5%
The northern pied babbler (Turdoides hypoleuca) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70–291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 473rd most-seen of the 519 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Pied-Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Northern Pied-Babbler sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 60%), Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 20%) and Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same genus: Turdoides
The closest relatives of the Northern Pied-Babbler that you can see in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (genus Turdoides, Turdoides Babblers) are Black-lored Babbler (about 20%), Rufous Chatterer (about 10%) and Arrow-marked Babbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Pied-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
